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Two [[member states of the United Nations]] and three partially-recognized states are currently not members of Interpol: {{flagicon|North Korea}} [[North Korea]] and {{flagicon|Tuvalu}} [[Tuvalu]], as well as {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Kosovo]], {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]], and {{flagicon|Western Sahara}} [[Western Sahara]].

In the case of theThe Republic of China (Taiwan), it joined Interpol in September 1961. After the People's Republic of China was [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758|seated as "China"]] in the UN, Interpol transferred its recognition from the ROC to the PRC in September 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.interpol.int/content/download/12634/file/INTERPOL%20Membership.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428154715/https://www.interpol.int/content/download/12634/file/INTERPOL%20Membership.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, over 60 Interpol member states voiced their support for Taiwan's bid to join the organization. Specifically, representatives from Taiwan's diplomatic allies [[Eswatini]], [[Palau]], [[Paraguay]], [[Belize]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Marshall Islands]], and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] spoke up for Taiwan during the assembly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Liu|first=Tzu-hsuan|title=Sixty countries support Taiwan's Interpol bid|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/12/06/2003810218|work=Taipei Times|date=6 December 2023|access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>